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Road, in the eastern part of the county. This was first discussed at the January meeting. Staff received a call from a neighboring property owner who has similar mounds on her property but is not interested in sharing at this time. Staff will work on a new date for HPC members to view these before warm weather hits; if not will schedule for later in fall. d. Field Trip: possible alternate destinations: If a field trip can't be organized in time to view the stone mounds, staff recommended some possible alternative sites for a visit. There was general interest in a possible trip to tour Moorefields, a historic house built c. 1785 near Hillsborough. Staff will share updates soon. e. Membership update: Staff reported that Todd Dickinson was reappointed to the HPC for another term as of March 20, 2023. Steve Peck will be recommended for reappointment for one additional year at the May 16' BOCC meeting; we expect to hear back soon. The final step will be to see if we can have Tom Loter reappointed for one additional year. ITEM #6: UPDATES AND INFORMATION ITEMS a. Report on presentation of Annual Report and Work Plan to BOCC: Staff reported that Noe had done a good job of presenting our annual report to the BOCC at their Feb. 16 work session. Noe said the report was well-received and a good way to share our work. b. Update on the soil gathering event to commemorate lynching of Wright Woods in 18 The group Orange Co. Community Remembrance Coalition has now scheduled the soil gathering event at the Little River Park on April 27'. They will gather a small quantity of soil from along the banks of the Little River, then hold a more public event later. c. Moorefields public archaeology day: Noe presented an update. Their archaeological consulting firm plans to start the GPR and mapping work in May. d. Oaks community: rural National Reqister district project: No new update. This group is now focused on learning more about a proposed new development that is being proposed for a site along NC 54 just east of the Pluck Farm brewery operation. e. Ridge Road School National Register Nomination progress report: Our consultant, Heather Fearnbach, was notified that her Study List application was approved by the SHPO in February. She just submitted the first draft of the National Register nomination, which should be considered at the SHPO's October meeting. f. Troy and Roberta Andrews House National Register Nomination Project: The owner is still interested and is in discussion with family members to determine whether to nominate this house alone, or also include the surrounding historic farmstead. g. Strayhorn House National Register project: There may be an opportunity for the HPC to assist with having this important Carrboro property listed in the National Register. Members received an email with links to materials about the house. Staff met with the owner and her daughter in January, and they are in favor of taking this step. h. Blackwood Farmhouse restoration progress and park reopening: Members viewed photos of the house with exterior painting now underway. A reopening ceremony is being planned for May 19; invitations will be sent soon. i. Book Protect: Staff is nearly finished with reviewing all of this text and dealing with issues relating to sections that are too long. Current review of text length by book designer has revealed that essay chapters are still too long. Consultation with Catherine Bishir confirmed that these can be shortened with careful editing. Staff will be negotiating with the designer to determine pricing for longer text and next steps. j. Open air time: No information was shared in the interest of time. ITEM #7: ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 8:16 pm. Meeting summary by Peter Sandbeck, DEAPR staff 2